Links for May 11th through May 12th

• SAP Is Said to Be Near Agreement to Purchase Sybase for About $6 Billion
  "The deal could be announced as early as today or it could fall apart, said one of the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are not public."
• The Flash Blog » Flash Works On Touch-Based Devices (Video)
• Technology News: Web Apps: Firefox 4 Steps Out of the Shadows
• Event Registration (EVENT: 207619)
  Fixin' to hear @sogrady and ActiveState talk about porting and developing apps to the cloud:
• FT.com / UK – SAP on lookout for large acquisitions to broaden technology horizons
  "M&A is certainly on the agenda. But it is not relevant for us to buy market share or consolidate legacy," Mr Snabe said. If SAP were to make an acquisition, it would be to move the company forward in terms of new technology, said Mr Snabe.
• Evaluate Open Source Software
  "Open Source software selection starts with the creation of a short-list of open source packages, and the very next step is the evaluation of all candidates."
• 8 Websites You Need to Stop Building

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